Globalization

The cheapest path to translation

February 7, 2011 techcommdood

I found a question on Quora asking about the cheapest way to translate a document. My response follows. You need to define “cheapest” as there are costs to cutting corners to get a less expensive translation. Sure, you can pump your text through Google Translate and have something in a target language. It might be [...]

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Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

December 29, 2010 techcommdood

Just posted about technical writing being a top career in 2011 and its prime value in context of a company’s global content strategy. GlobalScript blog: Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

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The tortoise and the hare: global pictograms

November 17, 2010 techcommdood

There’s an interesting conversation today on the techwr-l listserv regarding pictograms and regional idenification/appropriateness. If you look at most landscaping equipment, most throttle controls have pictograms of turtles and rabbits to indicate slow and fast. The original question was about whether there was subtext there suggesting “take it slow” to win the race, but the conversation [...]

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